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Video gaming a success in Illinois so far

11/23/2012 12:00:00 AM

By Jeff Leon

It looks like video gaming in Illinois is already a success. The state's Gaming Board says video gambling brought in nearly 350-thousand dollars in October, the month most of the state's video machines went live for the first time. The state actually saw 18-million dollars in wagers at the nearly 700 machines around the state. Of the 350-thousand dollars local governments will receive a take of about 70-thousand.